A0 Paper

[sheppsea]

Hi All,

This may not be the best section to put it in, but as the paper will be used for photography I thought this seems to fit best.

Does anyone know where I can buy single sheets of A0 paper? Ideally white, black and a few other colours? I can't seem to find them anywhere as single sheets; I can only find very long rolls or packs, and I don't want to spend that much when I'm unlikely to need more than one for many years at least

I am only asking as after a recent thread where I saw a photobooth made from a cardboard box I decided I would give it a go - I have got everything up and running now, and certainly see how this will improve photos (a few of the better shots are below, although this does make it harder to hide where something went wrong! )

I decided to go big and used the biggest spare cardboard box I had in the loft; the only problem with this is that the background white paper needs two A1 sheets, which one can see on the photos, but an A0 would fit in pretty much perfectly. Its not a huge deal - my wife says she doesn't even notice it but I can see it and know its there!

Or are there any other reasonably priced alternatives?

[Paul]

I use a 4 ft wide white roller blind, it hangs over one of my paint racks on my bench and is pulled down for pics, simple easy and cheap at about £10 from argos

[sheppsea]

Thats a good shout - easier to store than paper too, thanks

Will wait to see if someone else comes back with other suggestions, I still can't believe A0 is actually quite difficult to buy, I know it will rarely be needed, but I would have thought there is a market for it

[Jens]

Odd size paper used to be easier to get hold of but the "digital revolution" has made anything but A4 and A3 hard to find.
The roller blind tip is a good one, so is a second hand projector screen if you can find a clean one? A0 paper will probably cost you more to track down, unless you know a printer?

[sheppsea]

Unfortunately I don't know a printer, it may need to be roller blind in that case

[Tomcat64]

The roller blind is a good call, for larger sized papers maybe try Staples or Hobbycraft in the UK?

[sheppsea]

The roller blind is a good call, for larger sized papers maybe try Staples or Hobbycraft in the UK?

Both only go up to A1, I will check Hobbycraft in the shop again next time I'm near the just in case, but that is where I got the A1 sheets from so I'm not holding out much hope

[Tay99]

Have you tried eBay

[sheppsea]

Have you tried eBay

I have indeed - its ones of the place where I found a pack of 10 that cost £25, which seems ways over the top, especially I would I would one use £2.50 of the product; the roller blind is a better option than that

[MerseyTrainz]

Have you tried Drawing Office Suppliers or Print Companies?

[sheppsea]

Have you tried Drawing Office Suppliers or Print Companies?

Not yet, was hoping it wouldn't come to that, but they will be my next port of call

[chops1sc]

What about poster board?

[sheppsea]

What about poster board?

A poster board is too rigid for this unfortunately

[sheppsea]

Well, after much searching I finally got a (roughly) A0 size paper from a reprographics shop near me. They didn't actually have that sized paper but cut off one at roughly the right dimensions and all it cost was a small donation to the charity box. Unfortunately they only had it in white, but I will pick up a couple of black A1 sheets which should cover everything I need

It still amazes me that its so apparently impossible to get A0 paper - I appreciate that it wouldn't be in general stationary shops like WH Smith, or even HobbyCraft, but I would have thought specialist print shops would have bundles

[barrythornton]

I might have it. Thats a big old backdrop though , are you building a `Death Star`?
A: a shop window poster... Hairdressing salons are a good bet, the paper is thick, I have some that are actually more of a plastic, so use the back.
B: Would it not be easier to use a cloth? thats what came with my photo booth.
C: If you manage to snag a good quality window poster you could spray the back any colour.
D: Ive seen wall posters in pound shops, use the back, or look for a out of date poster being sold off ... One Direction? are they still a thing?

[sheppsea]

Thank you - a cloth was my back up option

[barrythornton]

Think `simple`.... it usually works.